Top-paid San Diego CEOs

Nelvin C. Cepeda

No. 10: R. Scott Huennekens, CEO of Volcano Corp., took home $6.2 million last year. The company's share price dipped a bit in 2011. But investors who bought the stock three years ago would have recorded an average annual return of 17 percent.

No. 10: R. Scott Huennekens, CEO of Volcano Corp., took home $6.2 million last year. The company's share price dipped a bit in 2011. But investors who bought the stock three years ago would have recorded an average annual return of 17 percent. (Nelvin C. Cepeda)

No. 9: J. Brandon Black, CEO of Encore Capital, made $6.3 million last year. The company, which buys written off bad debt from retailers and others then tries to collect, saw its share price dip 9 percent in 2011. But over the past three years, Encore's average annual shareholder return is 44 percent.

No. 9: J. Brandon Black, CEO of Encore Capital, made $6.3 million last year. The company, which buys written off bad debt from retailers and others then tries to collect, saw its share price dip 9 percent in 2011. But over the past three years, Encore's average annual shareholder return is 44 percent.